Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-04-08
THE HADDOCK CASE.
Several Witnesses Produced, Who
Testify to the Bad Character of
Leavitt and Bismarck.
Paul Leader Swears Positively that
Leavitt Fired the Shot that
Killed the Minister.
THE CELEBRATED TRIAL.

The Defense Scores Point in the Sioux
City Murder Trial.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 6.-In the Had
dock case to-day, James G.. Junk, Jos. S.
Borse and others testified as to the reputa-
ton of Leavitr and Bismarck. The wit
nesses were saloon keepers. They pro-
nounced their regulations as very bad. I.
c. Hart, boarder at Paul Leaders, one of
the defendants testified that he was one of
the crowd that went from Junk's saloon to
the scene OF the murder. "About half
dozen started down with Leavitt. Arens-
dorf did not 90 with them. Leader and 1
followed the crowd down about $50 feet
behind them," said the witness, "Leader
and l passed by the crowd, which was
standing by the high board fence. Leader
was next to the fence. AS we passed the
crowd, somebody took Leaders hat off and
put another hat on Leader It was man
passed and turned the corner and went
south on Water street between sixty and
seventy feet; then we heard the report of
pistol shot. We looked around instantly;
we saw one man stagger and fall. and an
other turning to run away. The man run
ming away had rubber coat and light
pants. did not notice his hat. He ran to-
wards the northeast. Leader and walked
to the corner of Third street and then
went east to the Milwaukee house. Bis
marck was not with us. l never saw him.
We got back about II o'clock; Bismarck
was not at the Milwaukee house; Arens-
dorf was not the man who fired the shot; 1
am positive he was not in the crowd that
went to the scene of the MURDER
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session Paul Leader, one
of the defendants and the first one 80 far
introduced, was called. He said he lived
at the corner of Nebraska and Second
streets on August 3, 1885; was at the Mil
waukee house August Sd; was at the Cen
tral house about o'clock; was at the New
England bakery and was going home when
he met Mr.. Hart at the corner Of Nebraska
and Fourth streets. He said: I'VE went
into the English Kitchen saloon, took
glass of beer or cigar and then went to
Junk's. Hart was with me. We met
Arensdcrf and others to our right, another
Gro wd to our left; Arensdorf faced to the
front; we walked right through into the
rear 70 ON; recognized Leavitt among the
others; we remained in Junk's five or six
minutes; Arensdorf was in that crowd at
the corner; Arensdorf is not the man who
fired the shot; l was not at the meeting of
the saloon keepers on august 2, 1886; be-
lieve there was union of some kind
among them; l understand there was no
complete organization; l attended one
meeting, but knew of no banding to-
Haddock or anyone else. 1eavitt and
they all went out together; went out with
Hart a second or two after Leavitt; we left
Arensdorf in Junk's; the crowd, headed by
Leavitt, went along the south side of
Fourth to Water; we followed behind them;
l did not know what they were going to
it; caught up with them at the high
fence eight or ten feet from the corner. As
l walked by him. Leavitt jerked the straw
hat off my head and put his gray one on
mine. l asked him what he meant and he
| said That's all right We walked down
Water street and heard the report Of a gun
stagger eastward and another running
porthward. He wore long black coat,
| light pants and brown lOW-crOWned hat:
he went down Water street toward Second.
Got home about ten minutes be-
fore the train arrived on the Milwaukee
| road about 1910; Bismarck was not with
me, so did not see him that evening; at
the time the shot was fired I thought the
man was Leavitt; 1 was satisfied that
Leavitt was the man who fired the shot,
and was running away; L did not go to
Haddock; heard that Haddock was sick
five or ten minutes after got to the hotel;
l knew the marshal, sheriff and district at
torney, but never told any of them; the
first time I left Sioux City after the
Bluffs with the wife of Bismarck; 1 did
not 60 before the coroners jury and tell
that knew who was the murderer; / did
not care to be implicated; I was arrested
before was indicted; 1 should have told
that Leavitt was the murderer when was
arrested if l had been asked.''